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2025 Circus Events

Please mark your calendars for our 2025 season:  

Don’t Miss the CAC Superhero Gala on Friday, January 31

Calling all CAC Superheroes! The time is NOW to fullfill your mission and support the Circus Arts Conservatory’s life-changing youth circus programs at the most entertaining event in Sarasota.Have you got what it takes to Change Lives? You don’t have to leap tall buildings!
  • Enjoy Courageous Cocktail Hour & Dynamic 3-course Dinner by Michael’s on East
  • Applaud Peerless Performances by CAC students and professional circus artists
  • Support Our Marvelous Mission Moment
  • Save the Dance! in the Center Ring

Superheroes Assemble! Meet on Friday, January 31 from 6-11pm at the Big Top on Regatta Island at Nathan Benderson Park. Wear Superhero Sparkle (Capes Optional) and Reveal a Little – or a Lot – of Your Secret Identity!

CLICK HERE TO BECOME A SUPERHERO

This Sunday Only – The Music of Windjammers’ Unlimited at the CAC

This Sunday, Windjammers’ Unlimited Circus Band, dedicated to preserving and performing traditional circus music, will join the Sailor Circus Academy for their annual collaboration. Windjammers’ nearly 100 musicians will recreate the nostalgia, fun, and excitement of the circus with traditional tunes, then 30 select musicians will add thrills to every act as CAC’s youth performers amaze the crowd on Cloudswing, Aerial Lyra, Unicycle, High Wire and more!Enjoy excellence in circus music and performance on Sunday, January 12 at 1:30 pm at the Sailor Circus Arena. NO TICKETS ARE REQUIRED; donations are welcome – arrive early to get your favorite seats!
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Sailor Circus 75th Anniversary Diamond Jubilee Show: What a Celebration!

The Sailor Circus Academy celebrated 75 years of life-changing youth circus with its holiday shows. The CAC’s most advanced youth performers marked the milestone with sparkling, spectacular performance featuring guest ringmasters and archival video from different eras in Sailor Circus history. From the innovative Aerial Chandelier act that opened the show to the stunning Flying Trapeze act at the end, the show paid tribute to SCA’s dazzling past.
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Celebrating 75 Years: Thank You,
Sailor Circus Alumni!

Shirley Meredith Wright (second from right) with family and friends at the Sailor Circus.
The Circus Arts Conservatory proudly welcomed Sailor Circus alumni to the 75th Anniversary Diamond Jubilee show at the end of December. Students and coaches from every era gathered before each show to reconnect, sharing stories of the work, the lessons, the adventures, and the performances that shaped them and the Sailor Circus. It was a special privilege to celebrate our history with an original Sailor Circus student performer, Shirley Meredith Wright, who graduated in 1954.The CAC and our Sailor Circus students were honored to share this performance with so many alumni. Thank you!
ALUMNI PHOTOS

Register Now for the Best Spring Break Camp on the Suncoast!

Families in Sarasota and Manatee counties can sign up now for Circus Arts Conservatory’s incredible Spring Break Camp. Camp will run Monday through Friday, March 17-21. Campers will try multiple circus acts, play games, meet friends, practice their new skills, and end the week with a fabulous circus show for friends and family!Our camps sell out quickly, so be sure to register today!
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